Gran Recogida de Alimentos en Andalucía La Gran Recogida collects over 1,500 tons of food As Christmas approaches, and people stock up on seasonal delicacies such as turrón (almond nougat), polvorones, and mantecados, many of us think about those less fortunate, for whom getting by is a…
On the piste! Sierra Nevada opens for business today
Today is the first day of the new ski season in Sierra Nevada. The Granada winter sports resort, close to the city itself, is the furthest south in Europe, and is the first Spanish resort to open this year. The resort has started the 2012/…
Latin America and the Andalucian economyWhen looking at the world's rising economies, as well as China and India, many experts cite South America as an area to watch. Everyone knows Brazil is on the up, with the World Cup and Olympics in the next few years. But other countries are boasting…
Vote for art!A few months ago I blogged about a competition to help online businesses, called Nuevos Talentos Andalucia, for which Andalucia.com's MD was one of the judges (and this website donated part of the prize too - a year's free advertising!).The winner of the competition was Marta…
Roman market in SevilleSeville, like the rest of Andalucia, has a rich history which started many thousands of years ago. One of its most fascinating eras was the Roman, when it was called Hispalis. You can see Roman ruins, including exquisite mosaics, in the Antiquarium under Metropol…
A bitter blow for the Atarazanas of SevilleEvery city has its well-known sites - in the case of Seville, the Giralda, Cathedral, Alcazar, Plaza de España - and its less-visited monuments.One of my favourites of these, here in Seville, is the Atarazanas. These are the Royal Shipyards - a vast…
General strike on Wednesday: 14NThis Wednesday, 14 November, there is a 24-hour general strike across Spain - the second this year. But not just Spain; trade unions across much of Europe are urging their members to show anger at governments which are making lives impossible,…
And it rained...Yes, it has been raining for weeks now here in Andalucia.Heavy downpours - once last week, I had to sit in the car with my children for 20 minutes before we could get out and run to the house; but I shouldn't complain when people's houses were flooded, and even swept away, in…
30 Años de Oscuridad (30 Years of Darkness)A few months ago, ex-guest blogger Rebekah wrote about a new edition of a book called In Hiding: The Life of Manuel Cortes, by the late Ronald Fraser. It's the extraordinary story of the socialist mayor of Mijas, a small town in Malaga, who stayed…
Dia de Todos los Santos - a strange tradition in CadizToday, 1 November, is Dia de Todos los Santos - All Saints' Day. It's the day after Halloween, when all the ghouls come out; today is when the Spanish remember their dead, all the more significant when so many died during 40 years of…